Able & Baker

Mike rockin out on bass
Scott, lead singer

Daniel on guitar

drummer Collin
Stacey and i went to see Mike's band, Able & Baker perform at 'The Airliner' just outside of downtown LA. They were AWESOME! The bar hosted 10 local bands today, along with some local artists - including our very own Mike Coulson :)

Chinese New Year

We rang in the year of the rat at our place this year. Everyone had to wear a red article of clothing, or make one out of construction paper if they forgot :). We played chinese jump rope and chinese drinking games til we dropped! Good times, good people (only 2 were actually Chinese).

Hockey ..... Puck Yea!!!

Henry plays in a league in Santa Fe Springs every Monday. We love to cheer him on with our terrible plays on words

Wayne

I had the opportunity to hang out with 11 year old Wayne this week. Tom's girl, Sharon needed someone to pick him up from school and hang out til she got home from work... so, i volunteered! I work less than 5 miles from his school, and was able to work from Tom's place, so it all worked out perfectly - for everyone. I have to admit, Buster the golden Lab was more trouble than Wayne :) He's a sweetheart and i'm extremely glad that i was able to help out.

Wine

We checked out the Galleano Winery in Corona, CA - which just happens to be within 3 miles of Beth and Danny's beautiful new home. This place was awesome, free tasting and really cool people. I think we overwhelmed them at first walking in there with 10 loud twenty-somethings, but by the end, we walked out with about 10 bottles, so i'm sure they were fine with it. We proceeded to Beth's, played guitar hero, drank more wine, ate pizza, and watched movies til the wee hours. :) Gooood times!

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new year's 08

Happy new EAR - as Emily would say! We had a few of our favorite people over to hang out and play Rock Band. (thanks to Mark, and sorry Marisa) Glad you could all make it out :)

Disney Holiday

Stubs and Donna were awesome enough to invite Melony and i to the Disney Holiday Family party this year. I miss these guys, and it's always a riot with Donna around!! she had us wait in line for an hour to take the mickey mouse picture, but in the end it was worth it since we got popcorn and churros to pass the time :)

Christmas weekend...... whew!

I started out the weekend with my pals from high school, unfortunately at a funeral, but we still caught up and had a really great time. We ended up having pitchers of margaritas at Acapulco and reminiscing about the good old days. Thanks Danny for all that you did!

Next i drove out to the low dez (yes, scot, i'm catching on). Scot's pals were in town from Ventura, so Andre, Jen, Scot and i played 'photobooth' til 5AM. The next night Scot treated us all to dinner at the Viceroy, a super great hotel/restaurant in downtown Palm Springs. Mike and Maya joined us and we proceeded to run up Scot's tab for a few hours. Scot is so generous and giving, it's amazing :) We ended up back at the house for some more rounds of photobooth (after 2 stops at local bars) and the boys kept us rolling all night. I'm extremely happy that i was able to meet all of these awesome people and i look forward to more fun nights in the future.

Stacey was kind enough to invite me over for Christmas eve dinner at her parents' home in Hacienda Heights. There had to have been over 40 of the Nishiki clan present, and i had a great time. I'll admit, i held and fed her 4 month old nephew for a couple of hours (in between chocolate cake shots that her brother Ryan was mixing up for the ladies). It's so great to be a part of a large group during the holidays. Thanks for including me, kiddo!

Dad invited me along to a brunch that Charles' family was holding on Christmas day. Again, it was nice to join in on a family gathering - be it my own family or not! I taught the kids to play blackjack, which they absolutely loved :) not so sure how Charles and Tracey felt about it!

Lastly, Mariko invited my mom and i over to her mom's for christmas dinner. This was probably the most relaxing time of the whole weekend. Their power was out the whole day due to a downed power pole, but we made due. They managed to cook and BBQ the most wonderful meal with absolutely no electricity. We lit about 50 candles around the house and drank wine all afternoon. Her family is incredibly interesting and intelligent, which i absolutely love. We didn't need the TV as a distraction, and managed to have a beautiful time by candlelight. Mariko, Roxanne and Tosh, Thank you for having us. My mom and I really appreciate it :)

Celebration of Life

Walter lived an awesome life, surrounded by a loving family and great friends. We all laughed and cried together remembering the good times. Beth is a wonderful support for her mother and has held up beautifully through this hard time. It was really odd and surreal for me to shoot my good friend's father's funeral. I hope that these images will in some way help in the grieving process.

Crazy Lights

i can somehow appreciate this. i had neighbors who attempted this and failed when i was a kid on Malton Place.

HH Holiday party

Tine & Becky
Stacey & Christine
Mark & Marisa
Christine & Ryan
Mariko & Jeff
Sharon & Tom
Emily & Christine
Mark and Marisa hosted this year's annual potluck. We had SUCH a great time, laughing, playing Rockband and exchanging gifts. I ended up with a bottle of kettle one and a vodka set. Mark opened my beautifully framed photograph of myself doing a 'Warren' impression and immediately yelled out "OH HELL NO!!". It's amazing that my closest friends are the ones i've known since jr. high school...

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